About

Who are Bespoke?

Bespoke was founded in 2014 by experienced Bid Manager, Leon Bright. Since then we have worked alongside start-ups, SMEs and global organisations, helping them achieve tender success.

We are a Bid Writing and Consultancy business with a personalised approach to helping our customers become more successful in improving their tender win rates.

Meet the team

Leon Bright

Bid Director APMP

Leon is our Company Director and a Senior Bid Consultant. He is qualified to APMP foundation level and has 15 years’ bid management experience. He is a hands-on manager who takes a personal interest in ensuring that all aspects of our operation are conducted to the highest standards. Leon’s biggest win was a £300m central government, IT outsourcing contract.

Owen Jordan

Business Development Manager

Owen works as our Business Development Manager, overseeing sales and notifying existing clients of new tender opportunities as they arise. During business hours, Owen mans our phones and our live chat, so feel free to drop him a message to discuss your bidding needs. Owen is also an international fencer who achieved Senior British Number 3 ranking during the latest season.

Joanne Clarke

Commercial Manager APMP

Jo is responsible for Bespoke’s commercial operations. She has over 4 years’ experience in contract management, primarily in the engineering and construction industry. She is responsible for managing client contracts and overseeing finances. Jo is also an APMP qualified bid manager and has played a key part on several successful bids.

Sue McGrath

Senior Bid Manager APMP

Sue has over 12 years’ experience in bid management and tender writing. She has managed projects across a vast range of industries including mechanical and electrical engineering, grounds maintenance, I.T and construction. Sue is qualified to APMP foundation level and takes pride in her high standards of accuracy, detail and presentation. Sue's latest success saw a large cleaning company win a crucial contract for Dorset County Council.

Roman Panas

Senior Bid Manager

Roman is one of our Senior Bid Managers and has over 20 years’ experience in bid management and consultancy. He has a vast range of experience having worked on tenders in Telecommunications, IT, Tool Hire, Print Management, Construction, Software Development and Manufacturing. Roman is also multi-lingual and can speak Ukrainian, English, French and Italian, with some experience in Spanish.

Eban Murray

Bid Manager APMP

Eban is an APMP qualified Bid Manager with 30 years of business experience. Eban spent the majority of his career in Cape Town and Singapore before returning to the UK where he later joined our team. He has subsequently been responsible for several of our most high-profile bid success stories. Eban's most recent success secured a contract for one of our longest-standing security clients.

Jack Bolton

Bid Manager APMP

Jack is an APMP qualified Bid Manager. He has been responsible for a number of successful bids and prides himself on his diligence and reliability. When not writing bids, Jack looks after aspects of our digital marketing and social media, so follow us on Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter to hear more from him.

Bert

Office Dog

Bespoke Bert is by far the most important member of our team. He is responsible for team morale and is an expert in motivational speaking and positive reinforcement. When not patrolling the office, Bert enjoys running, swimming and playing with his friends. He is the living embodiment of ‘work hard, play hard’.

Our Approach

Although originally focused on bringing professional expertise to small and medium sized enterprises. We now claim many larger companies among our clients.

We never treat the tender process like a box ticking exercise and are strongly opposed to boilerplate responses.

We will work closely with you to create a bespoke bid in which your unique company strengths shine through.

We will leverage your skills as subject matter experts by following a defined and proven process. How this develops will be guided by the relationship we build with you. The resulting outputs are unique to each of our clients.

The bid writing process might sometimes feel like a marathon, but we will still always go the extra mile for our clients.

Our Values

Our Mission

We build relationships with clients, leveraging the full power of their input as subject matter experts. We add maximum value to every bid, enhancing its chances of success, whether working on a relatively simple PQQ or a multi-million-pound commercial contract.

Our Vision

We are bid management specialists, but you are the subject matter experts. We take time to adopt a personal approach with each client. By listening and by working together we will produce the strongest bid.

Support

You will be assigned a bid manager who will be the dedicated point of contact for you and every member of your bid team for the duration of the bid. You can contact by phone, email or skype at any time for coaching, to check progress or for information and advice.

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Why work with us?

Experienced

Our experienced team routinely deal with complex tender documents. No matter how daunting the documents may appear, our team will explain the process to you, instructing you on what exactly you will need to do.

Deadline Focused

We won’t let you down. On beginning a project, we will devise a clear project plan detailing the timescales for completion of each stage. We will host regular calls to monitor progress and keep everyone on track, providing coaching as the bid develops. We hold a 100% of having never missed a deadline.

Innovative

You are at the heart of every bid. Trying to fit your unique strengths and advantages into a template simply will not deliver the best bid. Listening, understanding and working collaboratively will. We will liaise closely with you to obtain a thorough understanding of your USP's. We will then deliver a bid that highlights these to the greatest effect.